The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 359

Sunset gold.

The Zhaowu Palace in Yicheng City under the setting sun is covered with a layer of golden brilliance.

in the palace.

The ethereal sound of the flowing water zither sounded, adding a touch of elegance to the autumn scenery.Yin Mingyue is sitting gracefully in a gazebo, with both hands pressed on a plain qin, she gently plucks the strings, and a series of beautiful notes are transformed under her skillful hands.

On one side, Yang Tong was lying on a wooden couch, with his hands behind his head, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

While plucking the strings, Yin Mingyue looked at the leisurely Yang Tong, she felt that Yang Tong seemed to be waiting for someone!This person should be very important, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed here for so long.

"Your Highness, there is an envoy from Jieli asking to see you." Luo Shixin rushed over and said to Yang Tong.

"The envoy of Jieli?" Yang Tong seemed to have expected it, and nodded with a smile: "Let him go to the side hall. By the way, let people call Shubao and Keming."

"Here!" Luo Shixin retreated quickly.

"Your Highness, this is the person you are waiting for..." Yin Mingyue asked in a low voice, Yang Tong didn't say that women are not allowed to participate in politics, and she is a military general of the Sui Dynasty, and she is also qualified to be in politics.

"It's possible!" Yang Tong smiled.

When Yang Tong arrived at the side hall, Qin Qiong and Du Ruhui had already arrived. After a while, Luo Shixin, who had a fierce look on his face, brought in a Confucian scholar full of wisdom.

Dai Jieli Khan was sent as an envoy by a Confucian scholar of the Han family, that is, the most hated traitor. No wonder Luo Shixin was so unhappy.

"Zhao Deyan sees His Royal Highness the King of Qin." As the envoy of Jieli Khan, Zhao Deyan performed well, neither humble nor overbearing, with a calm demeanor.

"Thank you, please sit down!" Yang Tong signaled with a solemn hand

Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Yin Mingyue, and Du Ruhui were astonished by Yang Tong's performance. You must know that traitors are what Yang Tong hates most.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhao Deyan looked slightly excited.

"Mr. Zhao belongs to us, he is Zhao Yan, code-named 007!" Yang Tong couldn't help introducing with laughter.

Seeing Yang Tong's introduction in public, Zhao Deyan knew that these four people were Yang Tong's trustworthy people, so he saluted and said, "I have seen General Qin and General Luo..."

Everyone quickly returned the gift!

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "Du admires Mr. Zhao's feat."

"That's right!" Yang Tong looked serious, and said seriously, "If it wasn't for Mr. Zhao, we wouldn't have known that Western Turks had become so powerful without us knowing, and we wouldn't have known that Tongyehu Khan was going to fight with Jie. Li Khan teamed up to enter the Great Sui Dynasty, let alone the previous big victory! Mr. Zhao is the most successful in this battle."

"Mr. Zhao's achievements will definitely be revealed to the world one day. I, Yang Tong, will never let the heroes of the Sui Dynasty remain unknown."

"Thank you for your affirmation, Your Highness." Zhao Deyan was very excited.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Tong asked, "I don't know why Mr. came here this time?"

"I have persuaded Jieli Khan to surrender to us in the Sui Dynasty, and offered cattle, sheep, horses, and women. Now Zhangye, Dunhuang, Shanshan and other counties are short of population, so these women are divided into two places to help them reproduce. At the same time, the development of the Turkic population can be stopped!" Zhao Deyan smiled.

"That's okay too?" Qin Qiong looked at Zhao Deyan in surprise. As far as he knew, Jieli Khan was a brave man who could only get in and out.

"The Turks were defeated again and again, and hundreds of thousands of young and strong died when they moved forward. The population of Jieli Khan near Yudujin Mountain was only about 50 million. Including other tribes loyal to him, the number was less than 80. And half of them are women, and his number of combatants is less than 6. Even if he devotes all his efforts to developing the army, there will be only [-] at most. Now he is facing the attack of Xue Yantuo and Ashina Simo, and his life is very sad! But his best now I, Tai Sui, are the ones who are afraid, if my army goes north, he will be finished. As long as His Highness promises not to send troops, I think he will agree to any conditions."

"Then Mr. Yi, how much should we want?" Yang Tong thought for a while.

"Young women are 1000, 50 million sheep, cattle are relatively few, you can ask for 50, and excellent war horses are [-]. Moreover, Jinshan has a lot of gold and jade since ancient times, and Turks have been mined by people. Your Highness may wish him [-] catties of gold. Five thousand catties of good quality jade."

According to the actual situation of Jieli Khan, Zhao Deyan sold Jieli Khan without blinking an eye.

"Hiss~" Luo Shixin's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "Isn't this too much? Tsk tsk tsk, gold and jade are measured in catties?"

"Not much." Zhao Deyan smiled and said, "Humble job has been in charge of government affairs for Jieli Khan for many years, he can afford these things, and he can thrive. to survive."

Looking at Zhao Deyan with a calm face, Luo Shixin felt chills in his bones, even as an enemy, he couldn't help but sympathize with Jieli Khan at this moment.

If things go on like this, the rise of the Turks will be a joke at all. Thinking of Jieli Khan being beaten to the bone by Zhao Deyan, one has to be grateful to Dade. Not only Luo Shixin, but also Yang Tong, Qin Qiong, Du Ruhui, and Yin Mingyue think that Jieli Khan is really pitiful .

Luo Shixin looked at Zhao Deyan's calm smiling face, and actually had the urge to give this person a hard time.

"Are you sure?" Yang Tong asked.

"I'm [-]% sure of being humble!" Zhao Deyan looked confident, and after a while, he said again: "I heard that I, Da Sui, arrested some people during the war?"

"There are indeed more than [-] people!" Qin Qiong said woodenly.

This person is really too bad.

Even if he doesn't like Jieli Khan any more, Qin Qiong still has the idea of ​​venting his anger for Jieli Khan.

"According to the customs of the Turks, Khan was killed in battle. His corpse was 50 sheep, 30 chiefs, 20 chiefs, 20 little khans, ten ordinary soldiers, and double the number of living people! Now Jieli Khan There is a serious shortage of soldiers, even if recruits are recruited, they will not be trained well in a short time, I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand the attacks of the two major enemies... I suggest that His Highness sell these soldiers to him twice."

"Okay, it's up to you to handle this matter!" Yang Tong took a deep breath, nodded and said.

If this is achieved, the harvest of this battle is too rich.

"The humble job will resign first." Zhao Deyan bowed slightly.

"Be careful! Don't expose yourself, it doesn't matter if you ask for a little less." Yang Tong said with concern that nothing will happen to 007 and the God of Wealth.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, nothing will happen to me in a lowly position," Zhao Deyan said confidently.

Yang Tong thought for a moment, then said to Du Ruhui: "Tell Su Dingfang that if you blackmail the new Khan of the Western Turks, they will surely make a lot of money by exploiting the Western Regions for so many years! Just double the amount reported by Zhao Deyan. If you don't give it, Our Tai Sui army will make them poor, and no grass will grow anywhere in the army."

"Here!" Du Ruhui responded with a wry smile. The king of the Central Plains who spoke of robbery so righteously is probably unprecedented, not to mention unprecedented.However, I also have a feeling that it is better to grab than to raise.

"Your Highness, do you think Jieli Khan will agree?"

Back in the apse, Yin Mingyue still couldn't believe it. Although she didn't know much about Dong/Turk's situation, she knew that Dong/Tujue had been robbed by Yang Yu all the time, year after year, month after month, and was always defeated. They are not having an easy time right now.

"Yes!" Yang Tong thought for a while and said, "Jieli Khan is full of ambitions, and at the same time he is a person who will not die until the Yellow River. As long as he can keep the Great Khan, no matter how difficult it is, he will not give up."

"What about Your Highness?" Yin Mingyue God asked in a ghostly manner.

"Me? I haven't thought about it." Yang Tong's eyes were deep, like two deep lakes, unfathomable.

He didn't think about failure, he didn't dare to think about it.

Yin Mingyue will be wrong, seeing the charm of Yang Tong's "confidence", she is heartbroken.

Women, once you fall into emotion!Always think of your sweetheart in a good direction.

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In Jieli Khan's eager anticipation, Zhao Deyan finally came back, but when he saw the latter's livid face, Jieli Khan's heart went cold.

"How is Mr. Zhao's trip?" Jieli Khan's voice trembled a little.

Zhao Deyan glanced at Jieli Khan, and sighed, "Great Khan, your humble job has let you down!"

Jieli Khan stood up against the table, his eyes flashed fiercely: "Could it be that Yang Yu insists on destroying me?"

"Not at all!"

"Oh?" Jieli Khan's heart fluttered up and down for him, feeling very uncomfortable.

Zhao Deyan shook his head and smiled wryly, "Yang Tong is demanding a lot, just like destroying our Turks."

Jieli Khan's heart hung up again: "What does he want?"

"20 young women, a million cows, 2000 million sheep, and a million war horses. 20 catties of gold, and [-] catties of high-quality jade." Zhao Deyan, who had doubled each of them, said bitterly.

"This..." Jieli Khan was dumbfounded, and sat down on the ground with a dull expression on his face, "So much?"

"Yes!" Zhao Deyan sighed helplessly, and for a while, the two of them fell silent.

After a long time, Jieli Khan's eyes were red, and he said with a ferocious expression: "Mr. Zhao, you must help me. Only you can help me here."

Zhao Deyan said bitterly: "Yang Tong is different from the previous kings of the Central Plains. He believes in the same truth as our grasslands, that is, the strong are respected. He is not a reasonable person, and the lowly position has spent so much effort to get this result."

Jieli Khan was filled with grief, and his lips trembled: "Sir, you are very resourceful. Since I ascended the throne, you have allowed me to get through every difficulty. I believe this time it will be okay."

"Why don't we fight with Ashina Simo!" Zhao Deyan said, "Anashna Simo's foothold is not stable. If we defeat him quickly, those fools will not dare to break away from the Great Khan's control."

Jieli Khan said seriously: "Then according to your opinion, how should we fight?"

"Attack first to be strong, and then to suffer disaster. This is the eternal truth. In my opinion, as long as we attack Ashina Simo and kill him, then the Great Khan can recruit his followers. Simply earning tens of thousands of elites can also let other tribes know how serious the fate of opposing the Great Khan is." Zhao Deyan was a literati, but he was extremely evil.

Jieli Khan's heart skipped a beat, "Sir, what chance do you think we have of winning?"

"At least fifty percent."

"Fifty percent? Quite a lot!" Jieli Khan stood up and was about to go out to give an order, when he suddenly smiled wryly, "We seem to have forgotten about the Sui Dynasty! Ashina Simo is Yang Tong's dog. How can we just sit back and do nothing? We can't beat the Sui Dynasty at all now."

Zhao Deyan was stunned for a moment and stopped talking.

Jieli Khan bowed his head in thought for a moment and said: "Our soldiers dare not fight anymore, and we can't recruit more soldiers in a hurry. If we fight against the Sui Dynasty, we will surely die. Besides, winter is coming, and everyone has to fight for it." I don’t even want to fight to prepare for the winter. Let’s talk to Yang Tong! It’s just that these livestock are life, if you give him so many, I’m afraid we will all starve to death this winter.”

Zhao Deyan stood up, bowed and said, "Since that's the case, let's go to the humble office again."

"Thank you sir."

"It's just that the Great Khan has set a minimum limit for the humble job, so we can negotiate with Yang Yu." Zhao Deyan said solemnly: "The Great Khan has to think about it, if it is too outrageous, I am afraid that the low job will break his leg, and the other party will not If you agree, it will even annoy Yang Tong! It doesn't matter if you die in a lowly position, I'm afraid he will sneak attack again in winter."

"This..." Jieli Khan couldn't help hesitating. He couldn't give the amount that Zhao Deyan said. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "30 women can be given to him, and everything else will be reduced by half."

Zhao Deyan was stunned, and looked at Jieli Khan with some surprise. He actually gave it all. The performance of Jieli Khan at this time was a bit unexpected, but if he gave it like this, this year's life must be difficult.But with a helpless expression on his face, he said: "If that's the case, I have a solid foundation in my heart, so I'll go and talk to Yang Yu about it. As for whether it will succeed, the Great Khan must be mentally prepared."

"Thank you, sir." Jieli Khan nodded bitterly, and he was so eager to send someone to the door to be slaughtered, and he was afraid that the person would be unhappy. This feeling is really uncomfortable, "By the way, we also have to eat. Cows and sheepskins and some gold, silver, jade, rare treasures instead of some cattle and sheep."

"We still have gold, silver, jade, rare treasures?" Zhao Deyan was stunned, this guy still has hidden treasures?
"It's on Yanran Peak!" Jieli Khan said with a wry smile.

Zhao Deyan understood that there was indeed Yanran Peak, which was dedicated to the ancestors of the Turkic generations, and some were piled up every year, accumulated over the years, it was quite a lot.

It is estimated that he was ready to be slaughtered, so he hit the dead man with his idea, but after thinking about it, Jieli Khan really has no choice, he can't make people starve to death.

It's just that no matter in the Central Plains or the Turks, touching the things of the ancestors is a serious crime of disrespect. Jieli Khan took a great risk in doing so!
(End of this chapter)